Your investing expectations are more than double the reality. Here is the tough truth.

But even at 12.6%, this expectation is almost certainly more than double what is actually realistic. The U.S. stock market’s total return above inflation since 1793 has been 6.1% annualized, and broad ...

Zim Shares Fall After Report of Israeli Govt Opposition to Hapag-Lloyd Deal

Shares of Zim Integrated Shipping Services shares fell Monday after an Israeli media report that senior Israeli government officials voiced opposition to the company's proposed merger with Hapag-Lloyd ...

Micron’s stock gains, signaling a ‘return to optimism’ about the chip sector

Shares of Micron Technology and other chip names were on the rise Monday morning, rebounding after a tough stretch last week. Shares of storage makers Western Digital WDC and Seag ...

Market breadth negative as most S&P 500 stocks fall

Stock-market breadth was negative Monday morning, with more S&P 500 stocks falling than rising — even as the index traded higher. Roughly 339 S&P 500 stocks were trading lower Monday morning, while ...

Clarivate Shares Fall After $600 Million Deal to Sell Life-Science, Healthcare Segment

Shares of Clarivate fell after the company said it was selling its life-science and healthcare segment to Altaris, a New York investment firm, for $600 million. The stock was down 4.8% to $2.47 in ...

Ondas Buys Dzyne Technologies for About $875 Million

Ondas has acquired defense-technology company Dzyne Technologies for about $875 million in cash and stock in a deal that bolsters its U.S. defense platform. Ondas on Monday said the deal consideration ...

I want to collect Social Security at 62, but keep working. How do I invest that money — but not pay taxes?

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This savings account offers 10% — and 9 more of the highest APYs of July 2026

At just 0.38%, the national average savings account rate is unlikely to motivate you to build a rainy day fund. But don’t let ...

Bitcoin falls after Strategy discloses $216 million sale of the crypto

Bitcoin fell Monday morning after Strategy, the cryptocurrency’s biggest corporate holder, disclosed that it sold 3,588 bitcoin for approximately $216 million last week, raising concerns that one of ...

32 car brands ranked for the most and least problems

An annual JD Power study ranks 32 vehicle brands based on the problems drivers have in the first 90 days of owning their cars ...

U.S. stock futures rise as Wall Street looks to extend its rally coming off the holiday weekend

U.S. stock-index futures gained on Sunday, with Wall Street looking to extend last week’s gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Micron Signs Long-Term Deal to Supply Auto Memory Chips to Ford

Micron Technology has agreed to increase its output of key automotive memory chips to supply Ford Motor's next generation of vehicles. The two companies on Monday said that the long-term strategic ...